Wales · Local authority

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
5,756Searchable applications
229Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 4,613 approved or refused records
197Refused applications

4,416 approved · 197 refused · 304 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Aug 2014 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 8 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Council contacts

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas6 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected

Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.

Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)

Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. DecidedP2020/0216

    Single storey side and rear extension

    24 Parc Wern Skewen SA10 6DQ

    Received 4 Mar 2020
  2. DecidedP2020/0217

    Single storey front extension and porch, single storey rear extension and new pitched roof to replace flat roof of two storey side extension and replacement parking space

    Rowancroft 13 Richley Close Baglan Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 8TA

    Received 5 Mar 2020
  3. DecidedP2020/0218

    Details pursuant to the discharge of conditions 6 and 7 (revised hard and soft landscaping details) of planning permission P2019/0269 approved on the 14th June 2019

    Land to the north of Neath Road, Rhos

    Received 5 Mar 2020
  4. DecidedP2020/0219

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Single storey side extension

    38 Chestnut Road Cimla Neath SA11 3PB

    Received 5 Mar 2020
  5. DecidedP2020/0220

    Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) for a single garage.

    80 Castle Drive Cimla Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3YE

    Received 5 Mar 2020
  6. DecidedP2020/0222

    Single storey rear extension Lawful Development Certificate Proposed

    30 Golden Avenue Sandfields SA12 7RP

    Received 6 Mar 2020
  7. DecidedP2020/0223

    Removal of existing temporary class structure and provision of demountable, covered playareas, 1.8 metre high fence and hardsurfaced areas

    Waunceirch Primary School Dwr Y Felin Road Caewern Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7RW

    Received 6 Mar 2020
  8. DecidedP2020/0224

    Single storey side extension plus chair lift to front garden area

    23 Heol Godfrey Lower Brynamman Ammanford Neath Port Talbot SA18 1TB

    Received 5 Mar 2020
  9. DecidedP2020/0225

    Demolition of existing dwelling and part of existing retaining wall and construction of replacement two storey dwelling and new section of retaining wall, together with retention and completion of existing retaining wall (bat survey received 06/07/2020)

    24 Ormes Road Skewen Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6SY

    Received 6 Mar 2020
  10. DecidedP2020/0226

    Prior Notification for the demolition of the dwelling known as Crynallt House

    Crynallt House Crynallt Road Cimla SA11 3RL

    Received 6 Mar 2020
  11. DecidedP2020/0227

    Details to be agreed in association with condition 4 (Remediation Strategy) of application P2018/0746 granted on 29/03/19.

    Parc Newydd Briton Ferry

    Received 6 Mar 2020
  12. DecidedP2020/0228

    Single storey side extension

    103 Neath Road Rhos Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 3EH

    Received 6 Mar 2020
  13. DecidedP2020/0229

    Removal of existing rear balcony and construction of new balcony in alternative location

    94 Alltwen Hill Alltwen Pontardawe Swansea Neath Port Talbot SA8 3BP

    Received 6 Mar 2020
  14. DecidedP2020/0230

    First floor rear extension

    7 Heol Croeserw Croeserw Cymmer Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 3NU

    Received 9 Mar 2020
  15. DecidedP2020/0231

    Front porch and new rear roof terrace above part of garage/studio with safety rail and access steps

    The Oaks Glyncastle Resolven Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 4NW

    Received 10 Mar 2020
  16. DecidedP2020/0232

    Single Storey Front Extension.

    78 Western Avenue Sandfields Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA12 7NA

    Received 10 Mar 2020
  17. DecidedP2020/0233

    Prior Notification of agricultural forestry development for the creation of access road.

    Welsh Government Woodland Estate Managed By NRW Large Scale Mainly Mixed Conifer Woodland Close To Port Talbot

    Received 10 Mar 2020
  18. DecidedP2020/0234

    Non material amendment to Condition 4 of Planning Approval P2020/0067 in respect of additional windows comprising of 1No. first floor window in the rear elevation and 3No.Velex type roof lights in the proposed side extension.

    Swiss Cottage Longford Road Longford Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7AJ

    Received 9 Mar 2020
  19. DecidedP2020/0235

    Single storey rear extension Certificate of Lawful Development Proposed

    16 Brynhyfryd Road Margam Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2DF

    Received 9 Mar 2020
  20. DecidedP2020/0236

    Part single storey part two storey rear extension

    96 Crymlyn Road Skewen Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 6DY

    Received 10 Mar 2020
  21. DecidedP2020/0237

    Non material amendment to condition 2 (internal layout) of planning application P2017/0758 granted on 12/09/17

    27-28 St Johns Terrace Neath Abbey Neath Neath Port Talbot SA10 7NA

    Received 10 Mar 2020
  22. DecidedP2020/0238

    Demolition of existing bungalow and construction of 1.5 storey replacement dwelling with associated car parking, driveway and engineering works.

    89 Wenallt Road Tonna Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 3QH

    Received 10 Mar 2020
  23. WithdrawnP2020/0239

    Private equestrian stables, ménage, storage building with associated access, parking and means of enclosure.

    Land South Of Rhiwfawr Road Cwmtwrch SA9 2QZ

    Received 10 Mar 2020
  24. DecidedP2020/0240

    Single storey rear extension

    11 The Uplands Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot SA13 2EW

    Received 11 Mar 2020

Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.

View all applications

Researching a proposal in Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

All planning guides
  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning application documents: what to read first

    Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning permission drawings: how to read plans

    Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

  • Property research · 13 min read

    Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics

    Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.

What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

Check collection coverage